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Counsel for Single and Married Christians
Christians in Corinth were surrounded by sexual temptation. The city had a reputation even among the heathen for sexual immorality and religious prostitution. It was in this kind of society that Paul delivered these instructions on sex and marriage. He deals with a set of problems concerning which ...

Counsel for those Married to Non-Christians
In the previous passage it has been clear that the instructions were for cases where both the husband and wife were Christians. Now the apostle speaks of the situation where, after marriage one spouse becomes saved and the other is not. The question is asked, does this make it permissible for the ...

Counsel for the Betrothed and the Widowed
In yesterday’s passage, Paul encouraged those yet to be married (the betrothed) to consider carefully before marriage. In the same way all of us are commanded to weigh each decision we make against the fact that our time here on earth is short (vv. 29, 31). In Today’s passage, Paul ...

Counsel for Christian Marriage & Divorce
In yesterday’s passage, Paul laid out for us God’s plan for sex: If you are single, save sex for marriage (v. 1). If you are married, have sex exclusively with your spouse of the opposite sex (v. 2). The norm is for married couples to not abstain from (or deprive each other of) sexual relations ...

Counsel for those Called by God
Here in this middle section of the chapter, Paul steps away from the main topic of marriage to give some general guidance to his readers. The same principles that can be applied to marriage can also be applied to other areas of life, namely your physical apearance and your social status. In the ...

Adopting a War-time mindset
Paul now turns his attention to those about to be married: the betrothed. Jesus never gave instruction for those about to be married (v. 25a). Paul was confident, however, that his counsel, through the Holy Spirit, would be accurate and helpful (v. 25b). The question was, “Must a ...